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Burton Stephen Lancaster (November 2, 1913 – October 20, 1994) was an American actor. Initially known for playing tough guys with a tender heart, he went on to achieve success with more complex and challenging roles over a 45-year career in films and television series.
Burton Stephen Lancaster (November 2, 1913 – October 20, 1994) was an American actor and producer. Initially known for playing tough guys with a tender heart, he went on to achieve success with more complex and challenging roles over a 45-year career in film and, later, television.
Burt Lancaster: An American Life is a 2000 non-fiction book by Kate Buford, published by Alfred A. Knopf, about Burt Lancaster.. Molly Haskell of The New York Times wrote that the book shows that, in regards to Lancaster, there was "more to him than met the eye."
Burt Lancaster, whose presence adds measurably to the marquee weight of the strong cast names, wallops the character of First Sergeant Milton Warden, the professional soldier who wet-nurses a weak, pompous commanding officer and the GIs under him.
The Killers is a 1946 American film noir directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Burt Lancaster in his film debut, along with Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien and Sam Levene.Based in part on the 1927 short story of the same name by Ernest Hemingway, [3] it focuses on an insurance detective's investigation into the execution by two professional killers of a former boxer who was unresistant to his ...
Sweet Smell of Success is a 1957 American film noir drama film directed by Alexander Mackendrick, starring Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison, and Martin Milner, and written by Clifford Odets, Ernest Lehman, and Mackendrick from the novelette by Lehman.
Burt Lancaster as Dr. Matthew Clark, a psychologist and the director of the Crawthorne State Training School; Judy Garland as Jean Hansen, the new music teacher at Crawthorne; Gena Rowlands as Sophie Widdicombe (later Benham), Reuben's mother; Steven Hill as Ted Widdicombe, Reuben's father; Paul Stewart as Goodman, an administrator at Crawthorne
Airport is a 1970 American air disaster–drama film written and directed by George Seaton and starring Burt Lancaster and Dean Martin. [3] Based on Arthur Hailey's 1968 novel, it originated the 1970s disaster film genre. [4] It is also the first of four films in the Airport film series. Produced on a $10 million budget, it earned over $128 ...